# Strathkelvin and Bearsden (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Strathkelvin and Bearsden is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of ten constituencies in the West Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
The seat has been held by Rona Mackay of the Scottish National Party since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.

## Electoral region

The other nine constituencies of the West Scotland region are: Clydebank and Milngavie, Cunninghame North, Cunninghame South, Dumbarton, Eastwood, Greenock and Inverclyde, Paisley, Renfrewshire North and West and Renfrewshire South.
The region covers part of the Argyll and Bute council area, the East Dunbartonshire council area, the East Renfrewshire council area, the Inverclyde council area, North Ayrshire council area, the Renfrewshire council area and the West Dunbartonshire council area.

## Constituency boundaries and council area

The Strathkelvin and Bearsden constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. In 2005, however, the Westminster (House of Commons) constituency was abolished in favour of new constituencies.
The rest of East Dunbartonshire is represented by the Clydebank and Milngavie constituency.
For the 2011 Scottish Parliament election the boundaries of the seat were altered to include the following electoral wards:
* Bearsden South
* Bishopbriggs North and Campsie
* Bishopbriggs South
* Kirkintilloch East and North and Twechar
* Lenzie and Kirkintilloch South

## Member of the Scottish Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1999 | Sam Galbraith | Labour |
| 2001 | Brian Fitzpatrick | Labour |
| 2003 | Jean Turner | Independent |
| 2007 | David Whitton | Labour |
| 2011 | Fiona McLeod | SNP |
| 2016 | Rona Mackay | SNP |

## Election results
### 2020s

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Strathkelvin and Bearsden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Rona Mackay | 21,064 | 45.5 | 2.0 | 17,026 | 36.7 | 1.1 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Polson | 9,580 | 20.7 | 2.2 | 10,225 | 22.0 | 2.5 |
| | Labour Co-op | Callum McNally | 8,510 | 18.4 | 2.7 | 9,104 | 19.6 | 0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Murray | 6,675 | 14.4 | 1.9 | 4,099 | 8.8 | 0.4 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 3,873 | 8.3 | 1.7 |
| | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | 677 | 1.5 | New |
| | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | 412 | 0.9 | New |
| | Scottish Family | Liam McKechnie | 415 | 0.9 | New | 304 | 0.7 | New |
| | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | 263 | 0.6 | New |
| | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | 95 | 0.2 | New |
| | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | 84 | 0.2 | New |
| | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | 61 | 0.1 | New |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | 44 | 0.1 | New |
| | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | 32 | 0.1 | New |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 31 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| | Renew | Renew | Renew | Renew | Renew | 27 | 0.1 | New |
| | Independent | James Morrison | James Morrison | James Morrison | James Morrison | 18 | 0.0 | New |
| | Independent | Maurice Campbell | Maurice Campbell | Maurice Campbell | Maurice Campbell | 10 | 0.0 | New |
| | Scotia Future | Scotia Future | Scotia Future | Scotia Future | Scotia Future | 6 | 0.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,484 | 24.8 | 4.2 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 46,244 | | | 46,391 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 119 | | | 74 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,363 | 72.0 | 9.1 | 46,465 | 72.2 | 9.3 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | Swing | | | | |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency |||||||||

### 2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Strathkelvin and Bearsden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Rona Mackay | 17,060 | 43.5 | 1.3 | 14,862 | 37.8 | 4.2 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Polson | 8,960 | 22.9 | 9.8 | 9,646 | 24.5 | 12.0 |
| | Labour | Margaret Mccarthy | 8,288 | 21.1 | 15.8 | 7,466 | 19.0 | 10.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Katy Gordon | 4,880 | 12.5 | 4.8 | 3,295 | 8.4 | 3.0 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 2,603 | 6.6 | 2.8 |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 657 | 1.7 | 1.0 |
| | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | 312 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 268 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | 167 | 0.4 | New |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | 57 | 0.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,100 | 20.6 | 15.3 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 39,188 | | | 39,333 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 173 | | | 62 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,361 | 62.9 | 5.8 | 39,395 | 62.9 | 5.8 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | Swing | | | | |
| Notes |||||||||
2011 Scottish Parliament election: Strathkelvin and Bearsden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Fiona McLeod | 14,258 | 42.2 | N/A | 14,187 | 42.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | David Whitton | 12,456 | 36.9 | N/A | 10,032 | 29.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Stephanie Fraser | 4,438 | 13.1 | N/A | 4,236 | 12.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Macdonald | 2,600 | 7.7 | N/A | 1,807 | 5.4 | N/A |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 1,282 | 3.8 | N/A |
| | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | 508 | 1.5 | N/A |
| | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | 376 | 1.1 | N/A |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 342 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 249 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | 227 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | 185 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 56 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Richard Vassie | Richard Vassie | Richard Vassie | Richard Vassie | 30 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Others | Others | Others | Others | Others | 247 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,802 | 5.3 | N/A | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 33,752 | | | 33,764 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 149 | | | 118 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,901 | 57.1 | N/A | 33,882 | 57.1 | N/A |
| | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency |||||||||

### 2000s

2007 Scottish Parliament election: Strathkelvin and Bearsden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Whitton | 11,396 | 31.1 | +1.2 |
| | SNP | Robin Easton | 8,008 | 21.9 | +8.2 |
| | Independent | Jean Turner | 6,742 | 18.4 | −12.7 |
| | Conservative | Stephanie Fraser | 5,178 | 14.2 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cathy McInnes | 4,658 | 12.7 | −1.3 |
| | Scottish Christian | Bob Handyside | 613 | 1.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,388 | 9.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,595 | 60.6 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
2003 Scottish Parliament election: Strathkelvin and Bearsden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Jean Turner | 10,988 | 31.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Brian Fitzpatrick | 10,550 | 29.9 | −20.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jo Swinson | 4,950 | 14.0 | +4.2 |
| | SNP | Fiona McLeod | 4,846 | 13.7 | −8.4 |
| | Conservative | Rory O'Brien | 4,002 | 11.3 | −5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 438 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,336 | | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Scottish Parliament by-election, 2001: Strathkelvin and Bearsden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Fitzpatrick | 15,401 | 37.0 | −13.7 |
| | Independent | Jean Turner | 7,572 | 18.2 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Morrison | 7,147 | 17.2 | +7.4 |
| | SNP | Janet Law | 6,457 | 15.5 | −6.6 |
| | Conservative | Charles Ferguson | 5,037 | 12.1 | −4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,829 | 18.8 | −9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,614 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 1990s

1999 Scottish Parliament election: Strathkelvin and Bearsden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sam Galbraith | 21,505 | 50.7 | N/A |
| | SNP | Fiona McLeod | 9,384 | 22.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Charles Ferguson | 6,934 | 16.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Howarth | 4,144 | 9.8 | N/A |
| | Anti-Drug | Maxi Richards | 423 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,121 | 28.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,324 | | N/A |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |